I'm a university instructor, legit. So, the thing is... it first showed 149, and I didn't realize what was going on... then i removed it from my cart, and all I could find was 499, THEN i was like...oh no! So, i went back on my browser to the time that the 149 one was added, and it worked, it's currently in my cart at the cheaper price. Still nervous about buying it and whether or not it's a good tablet just in general.

Maybe I'm going about it wrong then... What about time zone? I'm in PST. Is anyone ordering from HP Academy that is east of EST, meaning already midnight? It would be insane (meaning awful for me personally) if they did it as a rolling change, rather than shifting at midnight in a given timezone, but that is a possibility.

Beyond that, I've got no idea why it would show up differently for different people.

@kalfred02: If you are worried about price issues, buy it at displayed price. If they raise the price, I'm sure you can get it cancelled. If they don't, you still win.

The thing is, this is still a functional tablet. The hardware is amazing for $149, even if nobody ever gets Android on it. But I guarantee that that's on the mind of a LOT of people right now, and if anyone succeeds, this will be by far the best sub-$300 (damn, sub-$200!) Android tablet for a good while.

Urgh I added it to my cart when it was 100 and then was charged 398.00 at Amazon! I was on the chat with AMAZON customer service WHO WILL NOT HONOR OR ADJUST THE PRICE! While waiting I saw the Target price go buy and did nothing grrrr! So they cancelled my order

@maddwakester: Location tracking is getting more and more trivial. If anything, they could do a best-guess by IP. While not perfect, it would probably be close enough for most time zones.

I understand that the likelihood is low, but that's the only guess I have left at this point as to why some people can go and see $149, and others can see $474.99. The different registration types have been ruled out.

The 16GB are sold out on HP website, but I just got two 32GB under an EPP/Academic account for a total of $317.98 ($149.99 each plus tax). It's real, it's true, and it's coming to all stores I'm certain.

@dman244: I'm EST. I originally saw the $499 price, but I hit the 'HP' logo at the top left corner (basically starting over) and navigated to the tablets. I think the tablet overview page still showed regular price, but when I hit the 32GB page it showed $149.99.

ok, HP said the 16 is sold out. You can get the 32g for the 150 BUT they charge your card the full non-sale price, then refund your card in 3-5 business days. Super glad I sat on hold for what felt like the entire night!

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